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HilaryC

I run a small portrait studio in Ennis, Montana specializing in Black and White Portraiture.I just purchased a new laptop 17 1/2 in screen quad core processor 4 gigs of ram.To my surprise I cannot use tethered capture with Windows 7 64 bit using my pair of 1D Markll.I was told by Canon Professional services that these cameras are not supported by Canon under Windows 7 64bit operating system. I am not interested in upgrading to a Mark 3 or a Mark 4 nor the 7D.Any suggestions on what I should purchase as I use tethered capture in my studio 100%.Any and all suggestions will be deeply appreciated.HilaryC

Though I'm not a believer in Apple, I think they do a better job by making life easier for designers, photographers, and people who doesn't want to both with figuring out compatibility and computer spec issues.

that1guy

Well, software is cheaper than a whole new computer...why not get Lightroom 3? It will help you organize all your studio work, and might even speed up your workflow in a lot of areas. I shoot portraits and it has helped me immensely. I can save tweaks I make to a photo and apply them to other photos later so I can have signature "looks". Also, adding keywords could help you out a lot. But I digress...

that1guy

Oh crud...I just read down a bit more on the link I gave you and it looks like the 1D mkII isn't supported in 64 bit. Sorry, I should have read further.

Not sure if it is just a codec issue or if there is something else. I just posted in the software forum about a codec I found for Win 7 64 that lets you view thumbnails (even though that supposedly isn't supported). Not sure if that would help you out here though.

I'll keep thinking about it...

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that1guy

So I just checked, and it looks like Capture One 5 PRO supports tethered shooting w/ the 1d mkII. They don't specify if it works w/ Win7 64, but they do say that the PC and Mac support is the same (no more or less features on either). You could send them an email and see if they support your camera.